Bio-diversity

L ins food security, malnutrition in particular is the major constraints of the development. The rate of infant mortality lev in Chad is often a consequence of malnutrition. In the poorest countries and especially especially in villages in Chad, one child in five achieved not n l five years of age. It is estim qu worldwide, seven million people die each year on the famine, and the majority of these deaths is a consequence of chronic undernutrition. Or consider significant investments were achieved by the Governments of several countries, as well as by agencies (d) assistance programmes specific for pr come malnutrition. Some approaches used have preferred meal programs l IM cole, nutritional training, the introduction of exotic vegetables l and m me campaigns of provision of megadoses of vitamin A for children. R capitulant these multitudes aid, we can notice a dependence of import solutions d es, requesting an external staff. Thus, when the program funds are then, it r has turned out both a lack of follow-up and a lack of extension, elements necessary for the sustainability of the effects of these campaigns, for pr come and treat malnutrition. P period of 2001-2003, 33% of the Chadian population suffering from undernourishment and l mean energy tick intake was 2160 kcals per day, per t te. To Chad in General, and the Deputy Prefecture of B ssada in particular, is essentially rural. The agricultural sector occupies s pr of 85% of the population. Despite a pluviometric sorts relatively abundant (zone Sudano sah lienne, pluviometric sorts of 900 1200 mm per year) and resources natural g n generous internal food security n there is not guaranteed. Mani re g n rale, and the image of the average national producers obtain low farm yields cause of persistent weather as, d al failure in agricultural equipment and inputs (seeds, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, products v t veterinary) and the absence d a syst me agricultural said CR for crops res vivri. The region r growers are little quip s. Soules approximately 20% of operators have a crew of animal traction. Number of producers are s handicap because they cannot plow time s the purpose of the rainy season, transport easily from manure to amend the soil, evacuate quickly crop r and store agricultural by-products for food of the tail in season b s che. Weeding is handmade, which came only a work overload and emp che farmers respect way optimal cropping calendars. These problems my are s aggrav among women. Recital r es as a hand d work in men, they are not involved in making decisions concerning crops. They rarely have access to the mast l operating agricultural riels and sentenced are cultivating their own plots, in addition those of their husbands, the hand. They are also all transport feet (search for wood and water, evacuation the crop home r or the march), often through dozens of kilom very per day, which increases the hard e and p nibilit of the work and the s che emp invest in d other productive activities. Women spend three times more time to transport than men activities and are 4 times more charges as them. Farmers demonstrate s difficult to obtain means of work due to the welding period p that s tend increase (decrease of the pluviometric sorts since some ann es), all r gathering is either sold, or e consumed before the seedling period p. Soils do g typically not amend and are poorly s work (too deep tillage, rotation of crops inadapt es) which entered not their impoverishment progressive and low yield. Chemical fertilizers are expensive and little available and farmers n have not used d use compost or manure, yet available in abundance, for soil. Mani re g n rale, producers do my master always different aspects of the cultural calendar (itin technical routes of the various different cultures). The target group of the pr this project is consist of people favorite d es, in particular women, groups f minins of the canton of B ssada database. The n recipients end b are the rural populations of zone d project. The Deputy Prefecture of ssada B and its surroundings, particularly groups vuln vulnerable, women, youth, children and producing men, b n gradually benefit from these technologies, are approximately 2500 people. Deputy Prefecture of ssada B both an essentially rural and heavily locked e, c is in am improving methods m will be agricultural qu ensure the food security s. Working way more

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